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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| +95 kg, Open | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
 (1980) | |||||||||||||||
| R16 (1979) | |||||||||||||||
| R16 (1979) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 54332 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 4963 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Arthur Mapp (born 6 November 1953) is a British former judoka who won bronze in Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Mapp, born in British Honduras came to prominence after winning the 1978 Swedish Open and 1978 British Open.[1] In 1980, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he competed in the men's open category. He reached the semi-finals before losing to the eventual gold medallist Dietmar Lorenz but Mapp won the repechage final against Dambajavyn Tsend–Ayuush to claim a bronze medal. At the time of his Olympic success, Arthur Mapp was serving with the British Army as a Corporal in the Royal Army Pay Corps.[2]
In 1981, he became champion of Great Britain, winning the open division at the British Judo Championships.[3]
Also in 1981, he competed in the TV sports-show Superstars, excelling particularly at cricket.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Arthur Mapp profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Mapp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ https://www.thesuperstars.org/comp/81ukheat1.html
External links
[edit]- Arthur Mapp at the International Judo Federation
- Arthur Mapp at JudoInside.com
- Arthur Mapp at Olympics.com
- Arthur Mapp at Team GB
- Arthur Mapp at Olympedia
- Arthur Mapp at The-Sports.org
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